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[00:00:01]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THIS IS THE 2020 304 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

[CALL TO ORDER]

ELENA, DO YOU WANT TO DO THE ROLL CALL? MISS TABOR. MISS BEARD.

PRESENT. MISS BITTER.

HERE. MR. GOOD. PRESENT.

IS HERZL. MR. JOHNSON. MR. MAUREEN. MISS WALKER.

MR. WILLIAMS HERE.

MISS WRIGHT. PRESENT.

RODNEY EDWARDS.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18TH, 2023.

[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE. MOTION.

MOTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR.

JOHNSON SECOND BY MR. MORAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.

AND I VOTE I IN THAT MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I DO NOT SEE ANY.

THEN NO OLD OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS, NO PRESENTATIONS.

SO THEN WE'LL GO TO NEW BUSINESS ELECTION OF THE VICE CHAIRPERSON.

[NEW BUSINESS]

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON THAT OR DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT, UH, JERRY WILLIAMS VICE CHAIR.

WILLIAMS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS THE VICE CHAIR.

I'M INTERESTED, BUT. OKAY.

MAKE SURE IT'S ON. YES. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO OPPOSED.

AND I VOTE I AND THAT PASSES.

SO NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE SHIP LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR 2020, 2022, 2023 REVISIONS.

THAT OVER TO NANCY.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW NEWEST BOARD MEMBER BEFORE WE GET TO THE END.

ROBERT GOOD. HE IS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

AND SO HE IS YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING REPRESENTATIVE.

MR. GOOD. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING.

SURE, SURE. JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'M ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD FOR PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN.

MY BACKGROUND IS IN FINANCE.

I WAS A BANKER.

FIVE YEARS. NOW, I.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, YEAH. VOTE. WE ALL VOTE.

I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS JUST LIKE A ON.

YOU ARE, BUT YOU ALSO VOTE.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

SO THE ITEM IS THE SHIP, WHICH IS THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVE, PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN.

WE HAD TO ADOPT A 2023, 2026, WHICH IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

AND AS WE WERE DOING THAT, WE ALSO WERE CURRENTLY IN THE 2022, 2023 PLAN.

AND SO WE MADE SOME CHANGES.

A LOT OF THE CHANGES ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT MARKET COST OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, COST OF HOUSING REHAB.

AND THEN WE'VE JUST HAD A DIFFICULTY FINDING CONTRACTORS AND SO PRICES ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

SO I WANT TO JUST REAL QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT THE STRATEGIES THAT WERE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE WITHIN THE SHIP PROGRAM, PURCHASE ASSISTANCE WITH REHAB, UM, OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB, DEMOLITION RECONSTRUCTION, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE AND NEW CONSTRUCTION RENTAL. SO THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE 20 2223 HAP IS WE'VE INCREASED THE MAXIMUM AWARD FOR DEMOLITION RECONSTRUCTION FROM 150,000 TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE SHIP MAXIMUM HOME VALUE, WHICH IS 294,601.

WE HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR HOME OWNERS WHERE THERE'S STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND WE NEED TO DEMOLISH AND REPLACE.

AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT 150,000 TO DEMOLISH EXISTING AND REPLACE IT.

WE JUST CANNOT EVEN DO THAT IN THAT PRICE RANGE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO THE MAXIMUM.

WE'RE HOPING NOT TO SPEND THE MAXIMUM, BUT THAT'S THE MAXIMUM THAT WE COULD ASSIST WITH.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE CHANGED THE LIEN TERMS. THAT WAS CURRENTLY A 20 YEAR LIEN AND WE'VE CHANGED THAT TO A 30 YEAR LIEN BECAUSE WE ARE INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ASSISTANCE.

THE FIRST TEN YEARS WILL BE NON FORGIVABLE AND THEN IT'S 5% EVERY YEAR FOR THE REMAINING 20 YEARS.

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WE HAVE INCREASED OUR EMERGENCY REPAIR FROM 20,000 TO 35,000.

TYPICALLY, EMERGENCY REPAIR IS LIKE AN HVAC SYSTEM ROOF, SEWER, SEWER, SEPTIC REPLACEMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN DOING A LOT OF EMERGENCIES BECAUSE THE 20,000 DOESN'T EVEN COVER IT AND WE END UP HAVING TO DO A FULL REHAB.

SO WE'VE INCREASED THAT TO 35,000.

THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE, SIMILAR THING AND ORIGINALLY WAS 15,000, WE PROBABLY COULD NOT REALLY ASSIST A LOT IF THERE WAS A DISASTER WITH $15,000. SO WE'VE INCREASED THAT WITH TO 40,000.

AND THEN THE STATE HAS ALLOWED US TO ALSO ASSIST RENTALS.

AND SO THAT'S A 15,005 YEAR LIEN AS WELL.

SO, UM, WHAT ELSE DO WE OH, AND THEN THE LAST CHANGE THAT WE MADE IS THAT WE REFERENCED THE 20 1086, WHICH WAS THE SECTION OF THE CITY'S CODE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND WE DISCOVERED THAT THAT WAS ACTUALLY REPEALED WHEN THEY MADE ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE CITY'S CODE.

AND SO THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH TO 20 1861.

THAT'S ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE IN THIS THREE YEAR.

THIS IS OUR AMENDMENTS.

WE'VE HAVE SENT THIS TO THE STATE AND WE HAVE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR THE STATE.

A LOT OF IT IS REGULATORY, SO WE HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT THE STATE IS REQUIRING FOR THE GRANT.

BUT I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ONE? SO MOVE. MR. JOHNSON. SO I'M HEARING APPROVAL OF THE SHIP LOCAL ASSISTANCE PLAN WITH REVISIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 TO 2021, 22 AND 23, AND FURTHER RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION.

CORRECT? YES.

YOU HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND I VOTE I IN.

THAT MOTION PASSES.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN 2023 TO 2026.

NANCY, THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS SIMILAR.

WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME STRATEGIES.

THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE ARE REFLECTIVE.

SO THE 2022, 23 AND THE 23 TO 26 PLANS ARE BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT.

I WANTED TO SAY THAT AS WELL, AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THAT ONE.

A MOTION. I SET A MOTION TO ADOPT THE SHIP LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR 2023 THROUGH 2026.

RECKONED THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? I'M SEEING NONE. I VOTE AYE.

IN THAT MOTION PASSES.

THEN WE HAVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024 ANNUAL CDBG AND HOME ACTION PLAN.

YOU. THIS IS THE BACK.

IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE BOARD LISTENED TO A HANDFUL OF PRESENTATIONS FROM DIFFERENT NONPROFITS AND ALSO THE CITY OF PALM BAY'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR REQUESTS FOR FUNDING.

AND SO THE BOARD MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THEM.

WE DID RECEIVE FINAL ALLOCATIONS.

SO SOME OF THE NUMBERS HAVE SLIGHTLY CHANGED BECAUSE WE GOT OUR FINAL ALLOCATION FOR BOTH CDBG AND HOME.

CDBG IS 742,119.

HOME IS 266,486.

AND JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, I'D LIKE TO READ THE AGENCIES THAT ARE BEING FUNDED AND ALSO FOR ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WEREN'T HERE IN JANUARY.

SOUTH BREVARD WOMEN'S CENTER 38,580.

MATTERS OF BREVARD 27,900.

GREATER MELBOURNE. POWELL $21,250.

GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN $14,572.

SPACE COAST AREA TRANSIT BUS VOUCHER PROGRAM $9,095.

POPPE PALM BAY PARKS AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS AT GOODE PARK $482,379.

CDB ADMINISTRATION IS 20% OF THE ALLOCATION, WHICH IS 144,423, AND THEN 4000 IS ALLOCATED TO FAIR HOUSING, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH FOR THE HOME PROGRAM.

THERE IS A 15% MAXIMUM SET ASIDE.

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KYOTO IS OUR COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.

WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING ACQUISITION AND REHAB $239,837.40.

THE CITY IS ALLOTTED ADMINISTRATION, THE MAXIMUM IS 10%.

WE SHARE 8% IN THE COUNTY, KEEPS THE 2% AS THE LEAD AGENCY.

SO THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATION IS 19,789 91, AND THE COUNTY'S ADMINISTRATION OF OUR PORTION IS $6,848.69.

AND I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THE ACTION PLAN.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST VOCALIZE MY RENEWED CONCERN WITH THE $482,000 THAT IS BEING SPENT ON THE IMPROVEMENTS AT GOODEE PARK.

NOT NOT THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS AT GOODEE PARK ARE NOT AN IMPORTANT THING, BUT.

HOW WE'RE DOING IT.

I JUST FELT THAT THOSE FUNDS COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER SERVED TO GO TOWARDS THE OTHER ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN REQUESTED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THERE.

WANT TO ENTER. WELL, LET ME JUST REAL QUICKLY, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS GAP BUS VOUCHER PROGRAM, NANCY.

SO THAT ACTUALLY CAME UP DURING THE JOINT COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY BOARD.

WE WERE TALKING QUITE A BIT ABOUT THAT, AND I REMEMBERED THAT WE WERE DOING THIS.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

OKAY. SO DO WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT ONE? I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE CDBG FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION IN THE MEETING ON MAY 4TH, 2023. MOTION.

AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. AND I VOTE AYE.

SO THAT MOTION PASSES.

THEN NEXT, WE HAVE THE INFORMATIONAL STAFF REPORT.

[OTHER BOARD BUSINESS]

NANCY, DID YOU WANT TO GO OVER THAT ONE OR JUST TAKE QUESTIONS? WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW BECAUSE WE HAVE EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE, AS YOU REMEMBER, WE ALLOCATED SOME MONIES THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH PROGRAM INCOME TO PURCHASE A FIRE.

QUINT WHICH THEY CALL LADDER SEVEN.

IT WAS 1,079,735, SO BASICALLY $1.1 MILLION AND THAT WAS COMPLETELY FUNDED BY CDBG.

THERE IS ZERO GENERAL FUND IN THAT AND SO IT HAS ARRIVED LAST THURSDAY AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THAT HERE AND TO KNOW THAT IT IS THAT THESE GRANT FUNDS ACTUALLY PAID FOR THIS.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WE LOOK FORWARD TO.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND IS THAT BECAUSE IT SAYS IT'S AT STATION ONE, IS THAT A LOW TWO INCOME, LOW INCOME TARGET AREA AS WELL AS STATION SEVEN? OKAY. IT'S CURRENTLY GOING TO BE AT STATION SEVEN UNTIL IT IS BEING OR MAYBE I MIGHT GET THIS WRONG THAT UNTIL IT'S BUILT AND SO UNTIL STATION SEVEN IS BUILT.

OKAY. MIGHT BE VICE VERSA.

ONE OF THE TWO. YEAH, IT SAYS UNTIL STATION SEVEN IS COMPLETED, SO.

YEAH. AND SO I WANTED TO MENTION OUR CURRENT BALANCE IS ABOUT 3.1 MILLION.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY TRYING TO MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND BECAUSE WE NEED TO SPEND 2 MILLION BY AUGUST 1ST.

LUCKILY THE 1.1 MILLION QUINT WILL HELP US.

AND THEN WE'VE ALLOCATED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SOME OF OUR PROJECTS.

JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A STATUS BECAUSE THE GREATER PALM BAY SENIOR CENTER IS A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

AS YOU REMEMBER, THE HVAC SYSTEM AND CHILLERS CAME IN ALMOST DOUBLE OVER BUDGET.

AND SO WE HAVE DESCOPED THAT INTO JUST AN HVAC UNIT AND, AND AN ADA RANGEHOOD AND A CHILLER.

AND SO THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE WELL AND WE'VE REDUCED THE BUDGET DOWN TO ABOUT 140,000.

AND THAT'S ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK THEY'LL NEED BECAUSE THE EVEN WITH THE CHILLERS, IT'S ABOUT A 24 MONTH TURNAROUND AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT TIME IN ORDER TO EXPEND THE FUNDS. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S BEEN ONGOING.

ONE SECOND. WHAT WAS THE.

WELL, I DON'T REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT A WELL, THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUES WITH THE WELL THAT THEY HAD.

SO THAT WAS AN ADDITION THAT WE DID JUST LIKE THE RANGE HOOD LIKE FOR DRINKING WATER OR FOR LIKE IRRIGATION.

WELL, NO, I THINK IT'S FOR IRRIGATION.

OH, OKAY. IRRIGATION.

IRRIGATION. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. OKAY.

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THAT'S. I THOUGHT THEY DID.

THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, WHAT? OKAY.

AND THEN OTHER HIGHLIGHTS.

FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE DRISCOLL HEIGHTS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THAT BID PACKAGE WAS RELEASED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH.

WE HAD THE PRE BID CONFERENCE THIS PAST TUESDAY.

AND SO I THINK IT'S MAY 8TH IS WHAT WE WERE LOOKING TO RECEIVE THOSE BIDS BACK.

SO THAT WILL BE GREAT BECAUSE DRISCOLL HEIGHTS IS AN AREA THAT HAS SOME SOME FLOODING ISSUES AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

AND THEN. SORRY, GO AHEAD.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF THAT BID COMES BACK MAY 8TH.

GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT BY YOUR AUGUST EXPENDITURE DATE OR IT JUST NEEDS TO BE ENCUMBERED BY AUGUST TO BE EXPENDED AND THAT'S THEIR GOAL.

SO THEY'RE PLANNING ON TAKING IT TO COUNCIL MAY 18TH AND THEN TO START IN JUNE.

SO IT'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE THAT'S EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE.

A LITTLE CONCERNING.

OKAY. BUT WE WILL LOSE ANYTHING BELOW THE 1,870,008.99.

THE CITY WILL LOSE OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE DON'T HAVE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO SPEND THOSE MONIES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE REALLOCATED SOME FUNDS.

WHAT WAS WHAT WAS THEIR DELAY IN EVEN GETTING THAT BID PACKAGE OUT? BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS TO PURCHASE LAND AND THEN WORK ON STORMWATER.

RIGHT. WHEN THEY PRICES I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THE LAND HOLDERS THEY WANTED THREE TIMES THE APPRAISED VALUE WITH CDBG.

WE DON'T WE'RE NOT ABLE TO USE THE GRANT TO PURCHASE MORE THAN APPRAISED VALUE.

AND SO WHAT THEY ENDED UP LOOKING AT IS WHETHER THEY COULD TAKE THE EXISTING POND AND JUST MAKE IT DEEPER AND EXPAND IT.

SO TOWARDS THE WEST, THERE'S A SIDEWALK WITH SOME BENCHES AND THERE AND THEN TOWARDS THE NORTH, YOU'LL SEE WHERE IT'S A WAS A RIGHT OF WAY FOR A STREET THAT WAS NOT EXISTING.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LIKE A LITTLE CUL DE SAC.

SO PUBLIC WORKS VACATED THAT RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO EXPAND INTO WHAT WAS THE CUL DE SAC AND THEN ALSO PUSH THE SIDEWALK BACK AND THEN MAKE THE POND DEEPER.

DID THAT IS OUT. THAT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.

YES. OKAY. SO BOWMAN CONSULTING DID THE DESIGN, AND THEN YOU'RE BIDDING OUT THE CONSTRUCTION.

IS THERE LANGUAGE IN THAT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT THAT IF THEY DON'T MEET.

YOUR DEADLINE. THAT WATER DOES HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT THEY COULD SUPPLEMENT, BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO HOLD THE CONTRACTOR LIABLE TO MEET YOUR TIMELINE.

A AND THEN THERE'S JUST A STATUS UPDATE ON SOME OF OUR CURRENT PARK PROJECTS.

VETERANS PARK LIBERTY, LIBERIA STATUS UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC SERVICES.

OUR CDBG-CV THREE I WANT TO MENTION OUR HOME GRANT.

WE WERE ABLE TO ENTER INTO A DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BREVARD COUNTY FOR $1.6 MILLION OF THAT.

SOME OF IT IS ALREADY ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY HOUSING INITIATIVES.

MACEDONIA FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR HOME OWNERSHIP PURPOSES.

SO WE WENT WITH A RENTAL ACQUISITION WITH OR WITHOUT REHAB.

SO THAT BALANCE IS $437,746.89.

THE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 24TH, AND THAT'S WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE MAY AT YOUR MAY MEETING, YOU WILL HAVE THOSE NONPROFITS COME BEFORE YOU REQUESTING THOSE FUNDS FOR RENTAL ACQUISITION.

UH, WE'RE TRYING TO ADD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR HOUSING STOCK.

UM, AND THEN I WANTED TO JUST WANTED TO MENTION, AS I TOLD SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE MEETING, WE WERE AWARDED OUR SHIP FUNDS FOR 2324.

IT IS THE LARGEST ALLOCATION THAT THE STATE HAS GIVEN IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE SHIP PROGRAM, AND THAT STARTED IN 1992.

SO THE CITY'S AWARD IS 1.455 $800 MILLION.

SO $1.4 MILLION THERE WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHERE WE GOT ZERO ALLOCATION.

LAST YEAR WE GOT A MILLION.

SO IN THESE TWO YEARS, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT $2.5 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT.

GLAD THE LEGISLATURE FINALLY GOT THEIR ACT TOGETHER ON THAT.

THEY WERE TAPPING THAT FOR.

AND THEN THE ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION.

THANKS TO E.B.

AND THE STAFF WE HAVE FINALLY, WE'RE JUST THERE ON CLOSING OUT THE NSP PROGRAM NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THE IF YOU'VE

[00:20:06]

EVER HEARD OF THE HOMES FOR WARRIORS PROGRAM, SOME ISSUES THERE.

AND WE THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO FUND 720,000 OF THE FIRE.

QUINT SO I APPRECIATE STAFF'S HELP IN GETTING THOSE.

IT'S ABOUT A 12 YEAR GRANT THAT WE'VE HAD AND WE HAVE WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO CLOSE THAT OUT AND PUT THAT ONE TO REST.

I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT PROJECT, BECAUSE I WAS REALLY CONCERNED WHEN THEY CAME IN TO DO THAT AUDIT.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CLEANUP WORK ON THAT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES IT.

SO GOOD WORK.

AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THE REPORT.

SAYS BID PACKAGE SET TO BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH.

OKAY. IT HAS.

HOW ALREADY HAPPENED, CORRECT? YES. AND WE HAVE TO SAY WE HAD THE MANDATORY I MEAN, THE PRE BID CONFERENCE WITH THE CONTRACTORS AND THEN IT'S SET TO BE CLOSED ON MAY 8TH. GOT IT.

WHO WERE THE CONTRACTORS? YOU RECOLLECT. HONESTLY, I CAN'T I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THEM.

AND THAT WAS FOR THE DIGGING THAT POND DEEPER AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.

THERE WAS ONE, BUT IT WASN'T MANDATORY.

SO THERE'S OTHERS.

BUT IT WENT OUT THROUGH OUR VENDOR LINK OUT TO HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS.

OKAY. HOW MANY WERE AT THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE? ONLY ONE. ONLY ONE VENDOR YES.

CONTRACTOR. YES. BUT IT WAS NOT MANDATORY.

RIGHT. OKAY.

UH, WHAT DID THAT NUMBER COME IN AT, YOU RECOLLECT? NANCY. HAVEN'T OPENED IT YET.

OH, YOU HAVEN'T OPENED IT? YEAH, WE. YEAH.

THEY ASKED THE ENGINEER ESTIMATED 301,000, BUT WE HAVE THE 669,000 AND THEN STORMWATER HAS SOME OTHER FUNDS. A LOT OF TIMES YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

WE ESTIMATE 300,000 AND IT COMES IN AT.

I BET IT'S TWICE THAT.

THANKS, NANCY. ANYONE ELSE ON THE.

DID WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD THIS EVENING? BY MR. I WAS SO I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH FOR WORK ON SOME DIFFERENT TRAININGS.

AND WHILE I WAS DOING THAT, I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MEETINGS SOMEONE HAD ASKED ABOUT TRAINING AND A NEW BOARD MEMBER AND FLORIDA HOUSING COALITION SPECIFICALLY HAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TRAINING.

SO I EMAILED THE LINK TO.

YOU GUYS CAN GET. AND IT GOES THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRAININGS.

AND THEN TODAY I WAS IN A MEETING.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A CONFERENCE.

ORLANDO. THAT'S. AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

A LOT OF THE CONFERENCES HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH THE CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER PIECES, BUT THERE'S ONE IN ORLANDO SPECIFIC TO.

THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I'VE EMAILED.

PERSON ABOUT THAT, AND I CAN GET THAT BACK TO YOU, TOO.

I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST WE TALKED ABOUT ONE OF US.

REPRESENTING. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GO.

I WILL. IF ANYBODY ELSE DOESN'T WANT.

AND I THINK IF THAT'S THE SAME FLORIDA HOUSING TRAINING, I THINK I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.

IT'S ON ZOOM OR SOMETHING, RIGHT? NO. OH, BECAUSE I DID ONE.

IT'S IN. OH, THIS ONE.

FLORIDA HOUSING. THIS IS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS.

IT'S YEAH, IT'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT.

I DID THAT LAST YEAR IF IT'S THE SAME ONE, IT'S A REALLY GOOD TRAINING.

IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T DONE IT, IT'S A GOOD OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT OUR BOARD IS CALLED, BUT SAME FUNCTIONS.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD TRAINING. IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO SIGN UP AND DO IT.

YOU CAN SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BROKEN INTO SMALL PIECES TO WHERE YOU CAN JUST WATCH A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE.

SO. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE EMAIL WITH THAT IN IT.

ANYONE THIS EVENING.

JOHNSON ANYTHING FOR THE GROUP TODAY? HE'S HAD A LONG WEEK. OKAY.

WELL, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 626.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.